Yoko Ono:: “The past 77 years was a prelude to my life”
In an exclusive ping-pong chat with Wasabi Fashion Kult one of the most controversial women from the 20th century reveals the secret of how she kept reinventing herself after a musical career spanning more than 50 years.
At 77 years young Yoko Ono Scores her 5th Consecutive #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play with Wouldnit’ (I’m a Star) a mix by the American producer Dave Audé. This reinvention of her song Wouldnit´ (first released in the LP Blueprint for a Sunrise), was included in her latest remix series that also include the anthologies Yes, I’m a Witch and Open Your Box.
WFK: How does it feel to transcend generations and hit the BILLBOARD HOT DANCE CLUB PLAY CHART for the 5th time?
Yoko Ono: I think I’m lucky to have such creative artists mixing them. Of course, my songs are very club to begin with.
WFK: What do you do to keep on reinventing yourself and still remain an inspiration for new musical generations? Is there any hidden secret that you could reveal to us now?
Yoko Ono: I just do what I enjoy. If that’s the secret of making good music, I am a lucky gal.
WFK: What did you feel the first time you listened to the new version?
Yoko Ono: It gave me the chill just hearing it called I’M A STAR! It’s a great remix.
WFK: In your past remixes you stated, “Yes, I’m a Witch”, but now, why not a heroine?
Yoko Ono: Heroine, hero, I’m a star!
WFK: After more than 50 years of musical career, are you thinking about retirement or are you as creative as when you wrote your first song?
Yoko Ono: The past 77 years was a prelude to my life.
WFK: Overall, what type of artist do you consider yourself to be?
Yoko Ono: A good one, who found the secret of making good music, without choking.
Yoko´s previous remixes had included the avant-garde collaborations of eclectic artists from now and then such as Pet Shop Boys, Basement Jaxx, Flaming Lips, Antony and the Johnsons, Peaches, Junior Boys, CSS and Apples in Stereo.
“Wouldnit’ (I’m a Star)” (The Remixes) was just digitally released and is available on Mind Train / Twisted Records at iTunes and the Twisted Records online store.
Listen to “Wouldnit’ (I’m a Star)”::
Flor Frances is an Argentinean native based in Miami. She dedicates her life to music; studying and documenting the underground music scene. Flor believes in the alternative circuits as the platform where new things are born. The essence of art and evolution it’s found underground where everything is happening now --where she hangs out. For WFK she will be exploring Miami’s alternative, underground music scene. 
